ELAM (Cyprus)

National Popular Front
Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο
AbbreviationELAM
ΕΛΑΜ
LeaderChristos Christou
Founded2008
HeadquartersNicosia, Cyprus
Youth wingYouth Front
Women's wingWomen's Front
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[6][7]
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party (cooperation)
Colours  Black   Blue   White
House of Representatives
4 / 56
European Parliament
0 / 6
Municipal Councils
7 / 478
Party flag
Website
www.elamcy.com

The National Popular Front (also known as the National People's Front; Greek: Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο (ΕΛΑΜ), Ethniko Laiko Metopo (ELAM)) is a far-right,[8][9] ultranationalist and fascist movement (and later, political party), founded in 2008 in the Republic of Cyprus. It describes its ideology as "popular and social nationalism". As of May 2011, it has been approved as a legal political party.[10][11] ELAM is a Eurosceptic political party which also praises Greek former dictator Ioannis Metaxas.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ ELAM has often been described as ultranationalist:
    • Cyprus and the roadmap for peace - A critical interrogation of the conflict. p.87. Edited by Michalis S. Michael and Yucel Vural. Chapter authors - Yucel Vural, Sertac Sonan and Michalis S. Michael. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing in Cheltenham, UK. Published in 2018.
    • "NDR Info Nachrichten vom 31.05.2021". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
    • "Parlamentswahl in Zypern - Konservative Regierungspartei als Favorit". Nau (website). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
    • Miranda Christou (16 April 2021). "The remnants of Golden Dawn are winning support in Cyprus". openDemocracy. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
    • Nigel O'Connor (8 November 2013). "I Went to the Cypriot Golden Dawn's Fifth Birthday Party". Vice. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ ELAM has often been described as neo-fascist:
  3. ^ a b Πισώπλατη μαχαιριά της Ε.Ε στην Κύπρο! Ερντογάν: “Ανοίγει το 17 Κεφάλαιο των ενταξιακών” Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, ELAM 30-11-2015
  4. ^ a b Η Ε.Ε. καραδοκεί για τον φυσικό μας πλούτο Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, ELAM 28-01-2016
  5. ^ a b "Αφιέρωμα: Ιωάννης Μεταξάς (1871-1941), εκείνος που είπε το "ΟΧΙ"" [Tribute: Ioannis Metaxas (1871-1941), the one who said "NO"]. elamcy.com (in Greek). 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  7. ^ Katsourides, Yiannos (December 2013). "Determinants of extreme right reappearance in Cyprus: The National Popular Front (ELAM), Golden Dawn's sister party". South European Society and Politics. 18 (4): 567–589. doi:10.1080/13608746.2013.798893. S2CID 153418352.
  8. ^ Samaras, Georgios (6 August 2021). "Cyprus: what is Elam, the far-right nationalist party seeking success after the demise of Golden Dawn?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  9. ^ Nikolaos, Prakas (February 5, 2023). "Slight rise for far-right Elam". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  10. ^ "ELAM seeks to echo Golden Dawn's success: Will Greek vote boost nationalism in Cyprus?". news.pseka.net. International Coordinating Committee "Justice for Cyprus" (PSEKA). 2012-05-13. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  11. ^ "O Γενικός Εισαγγελέας ξεκαθάρισε τί εστί κόμμα". Sigma Live. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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